If you fail a nursing course twice...

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and are academically dismissed from the nursing program. After how many years does the "dismissal" or "ban" from reapplying finally go away and you are able to apply again?

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Depends on the school. Sometimes it's a lifetime ban others is 5-7-10 years.

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, M/S.

Before spending more money on repeating/reenrolling do some serious self reflection as to why you failed a course twice.....

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You get two shots at the school I attended. If you drop out or fail once you could go back. But after that your done for life.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

If you failed why would you go back to the same school?

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The OP hasn't yet applied to nursing school....but is asking a lot of premature questions.

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Make a list of your questions and discuss them with a school counselor.

The answers here will be different , based on the poster's experiences.

The main part of a nurse's day includes the ability to plan, make a decision, and be incisive.

Go for it, post us again after your counseling session.:up:

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Ours was if you fail two classes, out for three years...

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